SDFIX Performance — Swan Defined Risk Emerging Markets Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2025-02-28

SDFIX returned +1.93% over one year to Dec 2024. Annualised returns are −0.68% over 3 years and +0.23% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Multi-Cap Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $98, against $108 for the category, and to $102 over one year, against $111. Volatility over the past three years was 8.33% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2024 the fund lost a net $14.1M, and assets reached $13.55M.

SDFIX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Swan Defined Risk Emerging Markets Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Multi-Cap Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodSDFIXCategory average
1 year (Jan 2024 – Dec 2024)$102$111
3 years (Jan 2022 – Dec 2024)$98$108
5 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2024)$101$135
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2024)$102$142

SDFIX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+1.93%
3 years (annualised)−0.68%
5 years (annualised)+0.23%

SDFIX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Swan Defined Risk Emerging Markets Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024+1.93%
2023+5.93%
2022−9.28%
2021−1.65%
2020+4.98%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.13%

SDFIX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−2.2%+1.2%+1.7%−0.2%+1.2%+2.6%−0.4%+0.2%+2.4%−2.8%−1.3%−0.3%
2023+4.2%−5.0%+2.7%−0.8%−1.2%+2.5%+3.7%−3.3%−1.5%−2.0%+3.9%+3.2%
2022−1.4%−1.6%−1.5%−3.0%−0.1%−1.7%+0.9%−0.7%−4.1%+0.8%+4.0%−1.1%
2021+1.9%+0.9%−1.5%+0.8%+0.2%+0.5%−3.1%+1.3%−1.9%+0.3%−1.5%+0.5%
2020−4.0%−4.1%−4.1%+2.4%+0.8%+3.2%+1.7%+1.1%+0.4%+0.4%+3.0%+4.4%
2019——————−1.9%−4.0%+0.2%+2.9%−0.6%+4.8%

SDFIX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2022 – Dec 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 8.33%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.62 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +4.20% (Jan 2023)
  • Worst month: −5.04% (Feb 2023)

SDFIX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Swan Defined Risk Emerging Markets Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$14.1M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $3.5M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.20×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2024$352K$404K−$53K
Nov 2024$9K$6.2M−$6.2M
Oct 2024$430K$2.3M−$1.8M
Sep 2024$319K$368K−$49K
Aug 2024$76K$3.1M−$3.0M
Jul 2024$135K$964K−$829K
Jun 2024$60K$397K−$337K
May 2024$105K$187K−$82K
Apr 2024$1.7M$2.5M−$774K
Mar 2024$55K$525K−$470K
Feb 2024$166K$454K−$288K
Jan 2024$56K$257K−$201K

SDFIX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Swan Defined Risk Emerging Markets Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-12-31$13.55M
2024-09-30$22.87M
2024-06-30$26.34M
2024-03-31$26.58M
2023-12-31$27.49M
2023-09-30$27.41M
2023-06-30$27.60M
2023-03-31$27.89M
2022-12-31$28.62M
2022-09-30$28.53M
2022-06-30$26.23M
2022-03-31$28.29M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.